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The Kahne Mutiny

What can Jenson Button and Frank Williams learn from the case of NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne and his former employer, Ford Motor Company? And in contrast, what could they learn from Titanic survivor Lucy Lady Duff-Gordan? Attorney at law Thomas O'Keefe talks law, as he looks at the latest Button tug-of-love

It is said that Formula One could learn a lesson to two from NASCAR as to fan-friendliness and making cars and drivers more accessible to the fans. But who would have thought that NASCAR might also be showing the way to Formula One when it comes to common law jurisprudence and contract law as it applies to enforceability of driver's contracts.

Jenson Button and Sir Frank Williams: meet Kasey Kahne, NASCAR driver.

It seems that Formula One drivers are not the only ones who chafe under the thumb of team principals who sign up a driver and then develop amnesia when it comes to their commitments to the driver to provide a competitive car that will keep his or her career going forward at a pace the driver believes is consistent with his abilities.

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